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ARTSMART I. TerraNova performance by SES and years of participation Ken Adams, Edinboro University. Characteristics of students. To be included in this study of participation in ARTSMART I, students:
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ARTSMART I TerraNova performance by SES and years of participation Ken Adams, Edinboro University
Characteristics of students To be included in this study of participation in ARTSMART I, students: • maintained enrollment in either the same experimental or control school for three consecutive years • had a complete data set • did not change SES status • were not identified as special education
Identification of SES • Students who qualified for free/reduced lunch were aggregated as Low SES Experimental Site 1: 24.5% Low SES Experimental Site 2: 50.0% Low SES Control Site 1: 40.4% Low SES Control Site 2: 28.1% Low SES
TerraNova Achievement Test • National Percentiles tracked over three consecutive years for Total Performance in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics 0-49th percentile = No Mastery 50-74th percentile = Partial Mastery 75th percentile and above = Mastery
TerraNova and PSSA • Correlational studies reveal a highly significant relationship between TerraNova and PSSA performance • Test banks have been shared between TerraNova and PSSA
TerraNova Reading at Grade 3 Mean Percentiles Group Low SES ExpLow SES ConHigh SES ExpHigh SES Con (N=18) (N=39) (N=31) (N=62) Year 1 47.2 45.1 62.4 60.1 Year 2 53.8 46.9 63.7 64.5 Year 3 56.6 48.2 66.2 61.8
TerraNova Language Arts at Grade 3 Mean Percentiles Group Low SES ExpLow SES ConHigh SES ExpHigh SES Con (N=18) (N=39) (N=31) (N=62) Year 1 48.1 50.3 57.8 59.7 Year 2 53.5 49.7 59.9 58.8 Year 3 56.2 51.4 61.3 59.5
TerraNova Reading at Grade 4 Mean Percentiles Group Low SES ExpLow SES ConHigh SES ExpHigh SES Con (N=24) (N=32) (N=33) (N=58) Year 1 51.6 46.6 62.7 58.8 Year 2 53.4 46.9 60.3 59.8 Year 3 56.1 48.3 64.4 60.2
TerraNova Language Arts at Grade 4 Mean Percentiles Group Low SES ExpLow SES ConHigh SES ExpHigh SES Con (N=24) (N=32) (N=33) (N=58) Year 1 48.2 45.6 62.3 57.8 Year 2 51.2 47.2 61.6 59.4 Year 3 55.4 47.7 64.1 58.9
Assisting with curriculum development, teacher training and program implementation. • Graduate Course Instructor - Dr. Rosemary Omniewski – Edinboro University, Associate Professor, Dept. of Elementary Education. • Consultation – Dr.Sharon Shaffer – Executive Director for the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. • Project Evaluators - Dr. Kenneth Adams, Dr. James Bolton– Edinboro University. • Project Directors – Barbara Kersey, Dr. John Sechriest, Warren County School District. • Project Coordinator- Caroline Marti, Warren County School District